diff --git a/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb b/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
index d00f7afa..984c76f5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ module External
     def create_lead(user)
       uri = URI(MAILBLUSTER_URL)
       http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+      http.use_ssl = true
       request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path,
                                     'Authorization' => ENV['MAILBLUSTER_API_KEY'])
+      request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
       request.body = {
         'email'            => user.email,
         'firstName'        => user.name,
@@ -31,8 +33,10 @@ module External
       email_hash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest user.email
       uri = URI(MAILBLUSTER_URL + email_hash)
       http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+      http.use_ssl = true
       request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri.path,
                                     'Authorization' => ENV['MAILBLUSTER_API_KEY'])
+      request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
       response = http.request(request)
       response.body
     rescue StandardError => e